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My point?
Yes.
:13:02
Its quite obvious.
:13:05
You came here 3 years
ago penniless and...
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with a questionable background.
:13:10
Some sort of association with
the racetrack business.
:13:14
I was broadminded enough
to overlook that.
:13:17
You and Margaret wanted
to get married and I approved.
:13:21
I put you at the head of
the Higgins Box Company...
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on of the largest and successful
of the Higgins enterprises.
:13:27
You accepted that
responsibility with enthusiasm...
:13:31
and I might even say gratitude.
:13:34
You were the envy of
Mr. Early and Mr. Winslow.
:13:38
Your first 2 years were successful.
:13:39
But this past year the company
has suffered immeasurably.
:13:44
I attribute it to one cause:
Neglect.
:13:47
Shameful neglect.
:13:49
Beginning tomorrow morning,
you will devote yourself...
:13:53
exclusively to your business.
:13:55
And get rid of that horse.
:13:59
See that its done.
:14:01
I've gone over the books of
the Acme Lumber Company.
:14:05
Cash on hand and in
banks, $13,672 and 86 cents.
:14:10
Accounts receivable, $32,842...
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Wait a minute, Mr. Higgins.
:14:15
I won't sell my horse.
:14:18
I'm leaving Higginsville
in the morning.
:14:21
Quiet!
:14:23
What you say is true.
I have neglected the business.
:14:26
The reason's simple:
I've always hated it.
:14:29
Its a good business.
Its all right...
:14:31
for you, or Mr. Winslow,
or Mr. Early.
:14:34
They are suited to it,
and I'm not.
:14:37
I may sound crazy, and maybe
I am but, you strike me the same.
:14:41
Everything seems lopsided.
Higginsville, the Higgins family...
:14:44
the Higgins enterprises.
:14:46
We don't speak the same language.
You're interested only in...
:14:50
accumulating money, expanding,
bobbling up the little ones.
:14:53
You've just snatched Acme away
from some poor people.
:14:57
Hope it makes you happy.
Careful with what you say!